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the seattle public schools. i'm going to get you started here. >> reporter: this time district personnel enrolled deion, no questions asked. >> but because he's an unaccompanied homeless minor, we don't need all that paperwork. >> that's right. >> great. >> that's absolutely right. looks like everything is in order here. >> reporter: van stone wondered after three months of trying what had changed. >> so previously you were rejected? >> yes. >> and then today? >> magic, it was magic. >> i'm happy that i can go to school. i can't wa. >> reporter: the district's homeless liaison, ruth mcfadden, came down to give him free school supplies. >> wow! >> reporter: but was at a loss to explain to us why he had been turned away earlier. >> maybe they didn't mention that they were homeless when they first came in? >> reporter: the family strongly denied that. and school critics like seattle attorney casey trupan say even if that were true the school should have recognized the child was homeless. >> they had to identify stu
the seattle public schools. i'm going to get you started here. >> reporter: this time district personnel enrolled deion, no questions asked. >> but because he's an unaccompanied homeless minor, we don't need all that paperwork. >> that's right. >> great. >> that's absolutely right. looks like everything is in order here. >> reporter: van stone wondered after three months of trying what had changed. >> so previously you were rejected? >> yes....
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the first focuses on a seattle program that uses babies to prevent bullying. a recent study by the university of virginia found the dropout rate was 29% above average in schools with significant levels of teasing and bullying, compared to schools in the study with lower rates. our story is part of our ongoing "american graduate" series. at seven months old, claire fitzpatrick is a typical baby. she is sitting up on her own, eating solid foods and developing a little bit of a mischievous streak. but what separates claire from most infants is that she is also a teacher. once a month, jenny and kyle fitzpatrick, bring their daughter into a classroom full of seattle-area kindergartners. as soon as claire arrives, students welcome her with a song. then, for the next 40-minutes or so, claire is at the heart of lessons on what it means to care for and about others, as part of the program roots of empathy. roots of empathy started in toronto in 1996 with the lofty mission of building more caring and peaceful societies by raising the level of empathy in children. empat
the first focuses on a seattle program that uses babies to prevent bullying. a recent study by the university of virginia found the dropout rate was 29% above average in schools with significant levels of teasing and bullying, compared to schools in the study with lower rates. our story is part of our ongoing "american graduate" series. at seven months old, claire fitzpatrick is a typical baby. she is sitting up on her own, eating solid foods and developing a little bit of a...
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a program in seattle is having success using babies. >> when i first heard about the program, i thought that's crazy to bring a new infant in a classroom of 23 five-year-olds. but then i saw it in action and i saw the power of it and i was a true believer. >> suarez: and we talk to the atlantic's hanna rosin about toddlers and young children choosing smartphones and tablets over rattles and teddy bears. >> wooduff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> wooduff: there were urgent appeals for new laws to curb gun violence today, at the white house and at gatherings nation
a program in seattle is having success using babies. >> when i first heard about the program, i thought that's crazy to bring a new infant in a classroom of 23 five-year-olds. but then i saw it in action and i saw the power of it and i was a true believer. >> suarez: and we talk to the atlantic's hanna rosin about toddlers and young children choosing smartphones and tablets over rattles and teddy bears. >> wooduff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >>...
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and in the book you're going to meet people like a seattle mother who sued the seattle school district in the race cases. and you're going to meet a political activist who was involved in the citizens united case. and at the same time you're going to meet some very smart, creative, conservative and libertarian lawyers who have an eye on the court, a more certain thet i can court, and push these cases up to the supreme court. young lawyers who -- like the one who won the second amendment gun case. >> brown: it's the roberts court and you start with chief justice roberts. how is he involved? what -- what role do you think he plays in sort of controlling the shape of -- and the outcome of the court? >> i think he's very committed to trying to reach consensus on the court because when the court can speak with one voice or nearly one voice it sends a clear message to the lower courts that they should apply and interpret the law. and he's had some success with that. and one of the things i point out in the book is that even though i'm focusing on 5-4 decisions, more than 50% of the court's d
and in the book you're going to meet people like a seattle mother who sued the seattle school district in the race cases. and you're going to meet a political activist who was involved in the citizens united case. and at the same time you're going to meet some very smart, creative, conservative and libertarian lawyers who have an eye on the court, a more certain thet i can court, and push these cases up to the supreme court. young lawyers who -- like the one who won the second amendment gun...
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members were flown from afghanistan for the sentencing hearing at joint base lewis-mcchord outside seattle. one man described the impact of losing 11 family members in the attack. bales pleaded guilty in june to avoid the death penalty. the jury will decide whether his life sentence will include a chance for parole. the month of july saw a big boost to existing home sales. they jumped 6.5%-- the fastest pace in more than three years. but for stocks on wall street, that bright spot didn't outweigh news from the federal reserve that it could end its massive bond-buying program soon. the dow jones industrial average lost 105 points to close at 14,897. the nasdaq fell more than 13 points to close above 3,599. the last set of four secret audio recordings made in president nixon's white house was released today by the national archives and records administration. it covers a three month span ending july 12, 1973-- the day before the existence of the secret recordings, ordered by nixon, was revealed. the period includes a soviet summit, the end of the vietnam war and the watergate scandal. in thi
members were flown from afghanistan for the sentencing hearing at joint base lewis-mcchord outside seattle. one man described the impact of losing 11 family members in the attack. bales pleaded guilty in june to avoid the death penalty. the jury will decide whether his life sentence will include a chance for parole. the month of july saw a big boost to existing home sales. they jumped 6.5%-- the fastest pace in more than three years. but for stocks on wall street, that bright spot didn't...
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a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you are giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you are giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public...
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all 161 passengers were safe, and the plane later continued to seattle. top white house officials traveled to detroit today to offer $100 million in federal aid to the bankrupt city. another $200 million will come from foundations and detroit businesses. but that falls far short of the broader bailout some in the city wanted. detroit remains at least $18 billion in debt. a state judge in new jersey ruled today the state must legalize gay marriage as of october 21. republican governor chris christie said he'll appeal the ruling to the state supreme court. separately, exxon mobil said it will extend company benefits to legally married same-sex couples, starting next week. the oil giant has 77,000 employees and retirees in the u.s. on wall street, the dow jones industrial average lost 70 points to close at 15,258. the nasdaq fell nearly six points to close at 3,781. for the week, the dow lost more than 1%. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a percent. still to come on the "newshour": a new report from the world's leading climate scientists; diplomatic breakthroug
all 161 passengers were safe, and the plane later continued to seattle. top white house officials traveled to detroit today to offer $100 million in federal aid to the bankrupt city. another $200 million will come from foundations and detroit businesses. but that falls far short of the broader bailout some in the city wanted. detroit remains at least $18 billion in debt. a state judge in new jersey ruled today the state must legalize gay marriage as of october 21. republican governor chris...
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the replacement officials made conflicting rulings, but they finally gave seattle the score and the win. today the league acknowledged it was a bad call, but it let the result stand. starting today, anyone can hold albert einstein's brain in the palm of a hand. the national museum of health and medicine in chicago has launched an ipad applicati that includes 350 images of the famed scientist's brain. they show slices of brain tissue made after the nobel winner died in 1955. in later years, a study found the part of einstein's brain that aided in math and spatial relationships was larger than normal. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we return to president obama's unitedded nations' speech and what it tells us about his administration's foreign policy challenges. for that we turn to harvard university professor and former u.s. ambassador nicholas burns and richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations. welcome to you both. starting with you, richard haas, let's take an overview. is the obama foreign policy defendable four years later? >
the replacement officials made conflicting rulings, but they finally gave seattle the score and the win. today the league acknowledged it was a bad call, but it let the result stand. starting today, anyone can hold albert einstein's brain in the palm of a hand. the national museum of health and medicine in chicago has launched an ipad applicati that includes 350 images of the famed scientist's brain. they show slices of brain tissue made after the nobel winner died in 1955. in later years, a...
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in seattle, about 100 people marked the occasion by smoking joints beneath the city's iconic space needle. technically, doing that in public remains against the law. marijuana is still illegal under federal law. but the justice department has not said if it will try to block the washington state law or a similar statute in colorado. same-sex marriage also became legal in washington state today, and in maryland. gay and lesbian couples in both states began picking up marriage licenses. those in washington state have to wait three days to be married. same-sex ddings in maryland will begin on january first. maine will legalize the practice on december 29. the three states are the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. in economic news, new jobless claims fell sharply last week, after a temporary spike in the wake of hurricane sandy. and on wall street, stocks managed modest gains today. the dow jones industrial average added 39 points to close at 1,374. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close at 2,989. the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill normalizing trade relations wit
in seattle, about 100 people marked the occasion by smoking joints beneath the city's iconic space needle. technically, doing that in public remains against the law. marijuana is still illegal under federal law. but the justice department has not said if it will try to block the washington state law or a similar statute in colorado. same-sex marriage also became legal in washington state today, and in maryland. gay and lesbian couples in both states began picking up marriage licenses. those in...
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our story was a partnership with the public media project, earth- fix and kcts-seattle. again, to hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: to much of the world, the quileute are known as the clan of shape shifting werewolves in the popular book and movie series, "twilight." >> it's brought us a lot of national attention, and, you know, there's still people that are just so amazed when they come out here to visit us. wow, they're really here, you know. they're really quileute people. >> sreenivasan: tourists may come here to see the imaginary werewolves, but what they find is the real story of a people who have endured. on the beaches of la push, washington, ann penn-charles-- or miss ann, as she's known-- passes on the ancient tradition of fishing for smelts to her grandchildren. she tells stories and sings songs in the quileute language of a tribe that has relied on these waters for centuries. as fishermen and whalers, the quileute have always considered themselves stewards of the coast, says chris morganroth, a quileute elder. >> it's been a great quality of life since the ti
our story was a partnership with the public media project, earth- fix and kcts-seattle. again, to hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: to much of the world, the quileute are known as the clan of shape shifting werewolves in the popular book and movie series, "twilight." >> it's brought us a lot of national attention, and, you know, there's still people that are just so amazed when they come out here to visit us. wow, they're really here, you know. they're really quileute...
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and his newly-named civilian defense attorney, john henry browne of seattle, said the soldier was deeply affected by the wounding of a comrade in afghanistan. >> we have been informed, at this small base that he was at, somebody was gravely injured the day before this alleged incident. he's never said anything antagonistic about muslims. he's never said anything antagonistic about middle eastern individuals. he's, in general, been very mild mannered. >> woodruff: browne denied reports that the soldier had been drinking, which is forbidden in combat zones. he also dismissed talk of marital stress. but he did say the soldier's deployment to afghanistan was of grave concern. >> he was told that he was not going to be redeployed. the family was counting on him not being redeployed. and so he and the family were told that his tours in the middle east were over. and then, literally overnight, that changed. so i think it would be fair to say that he and the family were not happy that he was going back. >> woodruff: the soldier was previously deployed three times to iraq, and wounded twice, incl
and his newly-named civilian defense attorney, john henry browne of seattle, said the soldier was deeply affected by the wounding of a comrade in afghanistan. >> we have been informed, at this small base that he was at, somebody was gravely injured the day before this alleged incident. he's never said anything antagonistic about muslims. he's never said anything antagonistic about middle eastern individuals. he's, in general, been very mild mannered. >> woodruff: browne denied...
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he sent him to seattle in 1893 which was a rather arduous trip. it took stephenson out of the picture for several weeks. >> one reporter got story. >> yeah. >> but really paid a price. >> e.j. edwards was a reporter for the "philadelphia press." he had a friend who was a doctor in new york is and heard the rumors and edwards tracked the story town downand confirmed it and about two months after the operation edwards published the report in the philadelphia press. the headline was, "the president a very sick man." it was really an amazingly detailed account of operation performed on the yacht. it's probably the most explicit account of a presidential operation, presidential medical procedure published without the president's permission ever. it was an amazing scoop, really one of the great scoops of the 19th century. problem was, cleveland had a reputation for honesty and this went back to his first campaign in 1884. it came out he allegedly fathered an illegitimate child and teleyaved his friend in buffalo and said, "tell the truth." this gave him
he sent him to seattle in 1893 which was a rather arduous trip. it took stephenson out of the picture for several weeks. >> one reporter got story. >> yeah. >> but really paid a price. >> e.j. edwards was a reporter for the "philadelphia press." he had a friend who was a doctor in new york is and heard the rumors and edwards tracked the story town downand confirmed it and about two months after the operation edwards published the report in the philadelphia...
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on thursday, we'll look at a seattle program that brings babies into classrooms to teach compassion and stem bullying. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. wel see you online and again here tomorrow evenin thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs stion from vwersike you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
on thursday, we'll look at a seattle program that brings babies into classrooms to teach compassion and stem bullying. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. wel see you online and again here tomorrow evenin thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this...
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a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. while taking 4.6 million truck loads off the road every year. bnsf, t eine that connects us. united healthcare. intel: sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: president obama used a white house news conference today to make the case for the tax cut deal he struck monday. he also appealed to disgruntled supporters to reconsider their criticism. the president went before cameras and heard a chorus of complaints from democrats about the tax cut deal. he argued he put the good of the country ahead of politics and he blam
a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. while taking 4.6 million truck loads off the road every year. bnsf, t eine that connects us. united healthcare. intel: sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy,...
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. >> reporter: the 2012 seattle wine awards. showcasing the best in washington state wines. >> we have over 700 wineries. we make some of the best cabernet, syrah, riseling, and merlot. we're one of the top places in the world for making fine wines. >> reporter: one champion receiving three double gold medals was an entry few had ever heard of. college cellars. >> it's very full-bodied and very chocolaty. i like it. >> reporter: made by students learning wine making at their local community college. >> we entered six wines. we went six for six. >> reporter: wine instructor tim donahue. >> that was a goal from day one. i wanted to teach them how to make day one. we got the medals. it was like wow we did it. it happened. >> reporter: the wine was made here 270 miles southeast of seattle in walla walla, washington. best known for its fertile farmlands, sweet onions and apples, it was here 12 years ago that the community college launched its wine school, the first of its kind in the nation. >> you always want a bottle ready to go. i
. >> reporter: the 2012 seattle wine awards. showcasing the best in washington state wines. >> we have over 700 wineries. we make some of the best cabernet, syrah, riseling, and merlot. we're one of the top places in the world for making fine wines. >> reporter: one champion receiving three double gold medals was an entry few had ever heard of. college cellars. >> it's very full-bodied and very chocolaty. i like it. >> reporter: made by students learning wine...
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a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: a midnight vote led to a mid-afternoon bill signing today, extending tax cuts and jobless benefits. ray suarez has the story. ( applause ) >> suarez: the signing ceremony climaxed a two-week push to preserve the bush-era income tax breaks for two years and keep jobless benefits going through next year. >> not only will middle class americans avoid a tax increase, but tens of millions of americans will open their first paycheck in the new year to see it larger than the one they get right now. this is real money th
a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public...
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atlanta, denver, minneapolis, seattle, ever is. these are places were more than 40% of all households have just one person and in manhttan where i live and washington, d.c. it's almost half of all households. cities are largely not equipped for this kind of situation and i think we have a lot of adjusting to do. >> suarez: or cities are uniquely equipped for that situation by creating a way of life where it's possible to live alone without feeling ice lated, lonely and so on. >> cities are better equipped than other us places and you're right. it's the interdependence that makes their independence possible so you can lve alone in a city and not be alone for all the reasons you mentioned. at the same time especially as our society ages and the boomer generation ages alone we will find our housing is not quite up to the challenge of giving people what they want which is a place of their phone they can't have the right partner but also connection to other people and to all kinds of care and support. we have a long ways to go there. >>
atlanta, denver, minneapolis, seattle, ever is. these are places were more than 40% of all households have just one person and in manhttan where i live and washington, d.c. it's almost half of all households. cities are largely not equipped for this kind of situation and i think we have a lot of adjusting to do. >> suarez: or cities are uniquely equipped for that situation by creating a way of life where it's possible to live alone without feeling ice lated, lonely and so on. >>...
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still does as a telecommuting consultant microsoft research in seattle. but in recent years, he's grown skeptical of the internet. in 2010 he published "you are not a gadget" a manifesto, critique of digital networks like facebook and twitter which he calls shallow and dehumanizing. >> you don't do the -- i used to for money. >> it was the computerization much the music industry that helped inspire his new book "who owns the future" in which he argues that digital networks are destroying jobs and the middle class, ex exacerbating economic inequality by providing free stuff that's really paid for by the information the networks take from us and sell to other big companies. what's the basic thing you worry about? >> that we've used digital networks to organize our world and digital networks have a certain negative side effect that none much us foresaw. a digital network, whoever has the biggest and best connected computer is going to get all the power and all the money and that centralizes the reward so much that it screws up the society and economy eventua
still does as a telecommuting consultant microsoft research in seattle. but in recent years, he's grown skeptical of the internet. in 2010 he published "you are not a gadget" a manifesto, critique of digital networks like facebook and twitter which he calls shallow and dehumanizing. >> you don't do the -- i used to for money. >> it was the computerization much the music industry that helped inspire his new book "who owns the future" in which he argues that...
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he was arraigned today at joint base lewis-mcchord, near seattle. outside court, defense lawyers said bales has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. questions swirled today around notre dame football star manti te'o. it came out wednesday that the story of his on-line girlfriend, who supposedly died of leukemia, was all a hoax, and that she never existed. the website deadspin.com broke the story, and said te'o may have been complicit in the ruse. the university said its investigation showed the middle linebacker was duped. athletic director jack swarbrick spoke last night. >> i want to stress as someone who has probably been engaged in this as anyone, in the past couple ofeeks, that nothing about what i have learned has shaken my faith in manti te'o. one iota. >> sreenivasan: in his own statement, te'o said he was the victim of a sick joke. notre dame officials said the motive for the scam remains unclear. the international olympic committee stripped lance armstrong today of the bronze cycling medal he won in the 2000 summer games. th
he was arraigned today at joint base lewis-mcchord, near seattle. outside court, defense lawyers said bales has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. questions swirled today around notre dame football star manti te'o. it came out wednesday that the story of his on-line girlfriend, who supposedly died of leukemia, was all a hoax, and that she never existed. the website deadspin.com broke the story, and said te'o may have been complicit in the ruse. the university said its...
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it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both wayand obeyin thligh vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up with the idea after drawing morse code dots and dashes in the sand on a miami beach, absent-mindedly letting his fingers drag a series of parallel lines instead. the idea was patented in 1952 but not put into wide use until the 1970s. woodland was 91 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: 18 days and counting until the end of the year when the government reaches the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. congressional correspondent kwame holman kicks off our coverage tonight >> reporter: late in the day, house speaker john boehner left capitol hill to mee
it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both wayand obeyin thligh vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up with...
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we have one county in pierce county south of seattle that is doing... where people still go to the polls. but since it is via mail if this is real close we might not know for several days who the winner is. and it's likely that they'll be counting votes here for several days. it's very early in the evening but right now it looks like the polling is trending toward murray. >> woodruff: remind us why patty murray has had such a difficult time in this race. is it the same story we're hearing everywhere else? the economy? jobs? flush it out for us. >> it's pretty much that. you know, she has been in the senate for 18 years. i think that, you know, people would argue as to how well she's done but one thing that hehe state.e is she's brought she has not been shy about, you know, saying that and that that is part of her role as a senator. but in these times with the economy bad, i think that there is, as we're seeing elsewhere in the country, that shift toward, you know, where the jobs and the economy are bigger issues. dino rossi very well known guy in the st
we have one county in pierce county south of seattle that is doing... where people still go to the polls. but since it is via mail if this is real close we might not know for several days who the winner is. and it's likely that they'll be counting votes here for several days. it's very early in the evening but right now it looks like the polling is trending toward murray. >> woodruff: remind us why patty murray has had such a difficult time in this race. is it the same story we're hearing...
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., including one earlier this week in seattle and one last month at reagan national airport in washington, d.c. last month, a controller at as investigations continue, the f.a.a. has ordered that an additional controller be added to the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the nation currently staffed with only one worker. and for more on concerns about these safety questions in the sky, we turn to alan levin, who covers aviation for "usa today." alan levin, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> just to clarify, these 27 towers that just have had one person on duty overnight, what kind of towers are those? >> they're at medium and smaller commercial airports. so in other words, your chicago o'hares or your atlanta hartsfield, they have multiple people on duty all night long. >> woodruff: but you had the incident in washington, regan national, was that unusual? >> that an airport of that size would have that--. >> woodruff: right. >> no, it was not, and the issue at reagan is there was virtually no traffic due to noise restriction after 1:00 a.m. and before 5:00 a.m. so the f
., including one earlier this week in seattle and one last month at reagan national airport in washington, d.c. last month, a controller at as investigations continue, the f.a.a. has ordered that an additional controller be added to the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the nation currently staffed with only one worker. and for more on concerns about these safety questions in the sky, we turn to alan levin, who covers aviation for "usa today." alan levin, thank you for being...
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online, we have a follow-up to last night's story about cost- cutting efforts at a seattle hospital. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: health correspondent betty ann bowser continues her reporting with the story about one doctor's "ah-ha" moment, that his hospital could eliminate its waiting room and become more efficient. that's on our "health page." and another thing to thank your grandma for: human longevity. that's our "science thursday" story. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundat
online, we have a follow-up to last night's story about cost- cutting efforts at a seattle hospital. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: health correspondent betty ann bowser continues her reporting with the story about one doctor's "ah-ha" moment, that his hospital could eliminate its waiting room and become more efficient. that's on our "health page." and another thing to thank your grandma for: human longevity. that's our "science thursday" story....
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katie campbell from our seattle affiliate kcts 9 has the story. she's an earthfix reporter >> reporter: it's the heart of the crab fishing season in the salish sea. this network of coastal waterways extends beyond the border of washington state into british columbia. it's one of the largest and most biologically rich inland seas in the world. jeremiah julius is a fisherman from the lummi tribal community. the whole landscape is sacred to us. there's not much contaminant free lands left in the united states. this is one of them. >> reporter: for hundreds of generations, his tribe has relied on the halibut, salmon and crab that thrive in these waters. >> fishing is who we are. fishing is our culture. and to us, culture is fish. it's just in our blood. >> reporter: but there's a storm brewing at cherry point, just north of bellingham, washington. this is where s.s.a. marine wants to build the largest coal export terminal in north america. nearly 500 ships would travel these waters every year, carrying coal to the other side of the pacific. asia consu
katie campbell from our seattle affiliate kcts 9 has the story. she's an earthfix reporter >> reporter: it's the heart of the crab fishing season in the salish sea. this network of coastal waterways extends beyond the border of washington state into british columbia. it's one of the largest and most biologically rich inland seas in the world. jeremiah julius is a fisherman from the lummi tribal community. the whole landscape is sacred to us. there's not much contaminant free lands left in...
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she's an epidemiologist at the fred hutchinson cancer research center in seattle. dr. lacroix, just to establish briefly where things stand as women begin to digest this new studs di, what's happened to the use of hormone therapy since that 2002 report on the combination therapy? >> what's happened in the united states is that the numbers of women using hormone therapy have declined quite a bit since 2002. >> brown: so explain what this new study was looking at. why specifically was it focused only on women who'd had hysterectomys? >> well, we started two hormone therapy trials back in the early '90s because we believed that at the time based on the totality of the evidence we believed that taking estrogen might prevent major chronic conditions in post-menopausal women like heart disease and like hip fracture and colorectal cancer and we were concerned about a possible increased risk of breast cancer. so we started both hormone therapy trials at the same time. the one we're reporting on today in women the past hysterectomy for estrogen alone was a separate trial becaus
she's an epidemiologist at the fred hutchinson cancer research center in seattle. dr. lacroix, just to establish briefly where things stand as women begin to digest this new studs di, what's happened to the use of hormone therapy since that 2002 report on the combination therapy? >> what's happened in the united states is that the numbers of women using hormone therapy have declined quite a bit since 2002. >> brown: so explain what this new study was looking at. why specifically was...
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according to a new report by the nonprofit online news organization pro publica and the "seattle times," the u.s. government sometimes has no official record that men and women actually served overseas. it sounds unlikely, but an investigation by the two news organizations revealed that millions of u.s. military field recds have been lost or destroyed. for more on the report and what it means for veterans, i'm joined by pro publica journalist peter sleeth. first of, peter, explain what kinds of records we're talking about here. who is affected? >> field records are a distinct category for medical or personnel records. field records are things like after-action reports that explain what happened in combat, patrol reports, intelligence reports, prisoner of war status. anything you would create in e field. the document what the army is doing in the field other than medical and personnel records >> brown: as to who is affected you tell the story of some soldiers. one of them is christopher. just explain his case so people get a sense of what kind of people are affected and what kind of cas
according to a new report by the nonprofit online news organization pro publica and the "seattle times," the u.s. government sometimes has no official record that men and women actually served overseas. it sounds unlikely, but an investigation by the two news organizations revealed that millions of u.s. military field recds have been lost or destroyed. for more on the report and what it means for veterans, i'm joined by pro publica journalist peter sleeth. first of, peter, explain...
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explosion of calls today to end a labor dispute with its referees after a mistake decided the green bay- seattle game. with seconds left, seahawks quarterback russell wilson launched a hail mary pass into the end zone. receiver golden tate was awarded the touchdown, even though a packers player also grabbed the ball and appeared to control it. the replacement officials made conflicting rulings, but they fi and the win. today the league acknowledged it was a bad call, but it let the result stand. starting today, anyone can hold albert einstein's brain in the palm of a hand. the national museum of health and medicine in chicago has launched an ipad application that includes 350 images of the amed scienti's brain they show slices of brain tissue made after the nobel winner died in 1955. in later years, a study found the part of einstein's brain that aided in math and spatial relationships was larger than normal. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we return to president obama's unitedded nations' speech and what it tells us about his administration's foreign poli
explosion of calls today to end a labor dispute with its referees after a mistake decided the green bay- seattle game. with seconds left, seahawks quarterback russell wilson launched a hail mary pass into the end zone. receiver golden tate was awarded the touchdown, even though a packers player also grabbed the ball and appeared to control it. the replacement officials made conflicting rulings, but they fi and the win. today the league acknowledged it was a bad call, but it let the result...
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he joins us from seattle. and robert gravani, professor of food science at cornell university. he joins us from ithaca college in ithaca, new york. well, bill marler, we're now pushing 2000 people sick or dead. why is it so hard to figure out where the e. coli bacterium comes from in a case like this? >> well, primarily and i think the fact that you've got german officials pointing to cucumbers, salads, lettuce, tomatoes, it is difficult sometimes to parse out exactly what people have eaten. you've got 1500, 1600 people sick. eventually they will be able to figure out what the common denominator is. but i fear that what the common denominator might be is a product like a salad that has multiple items. so then it becomes very difficult to pinpoint a particular item which then makes it difficult to do the trace back to a farm, trace back to a manufacturing center that might be where the bacteria entered the system. >> suarez: well, professor, where in the chain from the farm to the dinner table does the e. coli bacterium enter with food and with human beings? how does it get in s
he joins us from seattle. and robert gravani, professor of food science at cornell university. he joins us from ithaca college in ithaca, new york. well, bill marler, we're now pushing 2000 people sick or dead. why is it so hard to figure out where the e. coli bacterium comes from in a case like this? >> well, primarily and i think the fact that you've got german officials pointing to cucumbers, salads, lettuce, tomatoes, it is difficult sometimes to parse out exactly what people have...
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in seattle last night, a similar march turned briefly chaotic as police used pepper spray on the crowd. and in new york, a few demonstrators returned to zucotti park without tents, after police shut down the encampment early yesterday. protestors said they plan a rally tomorrow to disrupt the financial district. >> brown: the occupy movement; the bi-partisan congressional super committee; deficits, taxes, fairness, economic inequality. they're all very much in the air right now. over the past few months, we've been exploring these issues in a series of reports and conversations. tonight, we hear from a group that wants higher taxes on itself. they call themselves "patriotic millionaires for fiscal strength" and members were on capital hill lobbying today. joining us now is one of the group: garrett gruener, founder of ask.com and now director of the venture capital firm, alta partners. welcome to you. >> nice to be here. >> brown: first i want you define this group. who are you? how many and where do members come from? >> these are about 200 folks so far who make a substantial amount o
in seattle last night, a similar march turned briefly chaotic as police used pepper spray on the crowd. and in new york, a few demonstrators returned to zucotti park without tents, after police shut down the encampment early yesterday. protestors said they plan a rally tomorrow to disrupt the financial district. >> brown: the occupy movement; the bi-partisan congressional super committee; deficits, taxes, fairness, economic inequality. they're all very much in the air right now. over the...
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a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president and his top national security advisers unveiled their assessment of the war in afghanistan today. it followed a year of increased deployments of u.s. combat forces. margaret warner begins our coverage. >> reporter: the u.s. is hitting al qaeda and the taliban where it counts in both afghanistan and paki
a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all...
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a photograph of myself that i intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in seattle. once i realized i had posted to twitter, i panked. i took it down and said that i had been hacked. i then continueded with that story, to stick to that story which was a hugely regrettable mistake. to be clear, the picture was of me, and i sent it. i'm deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife huma. and our family. and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. in addition over the past few years, i have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, email and occasionally on the phone with women i have met online. i've exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years. for the most part, these relation... these communications took place before my marriage so some have sadly took place after. to be clear i have never met any of these women or had physical relationships at any time. i am deeply regretting what i have done. and i am not resigning. i have made it clear that i accept respon
a photograph of myself that i intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in seattle. once i realized i had posted to twitter, i panked. i took it down and said that i had been hacked. i then continueded with that story, to stick to that story which was a hugely regrettable mistake. to be clear, the picture was of me, and i sent it. i'm deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife huma. and our family. and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. in addition...
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two days after a national uproar following monday night's game between the green bay packers and the seattle seahawks. >> touchdown >> brown: the blown call capped weeks of growing frustration over what many saw as the inconsistency and even incompetence of replacement referees. several nfl coaches, including bill bellichcik of the new england patriots, were fined for blasts at and behavior toward the temporary refs and how they managed games. today, nfl commissioner roger goodell apologized to fans on a phone call. later in a press conference, he claimed a resolution of the dispute-- a new eight-year contract-- had been close even before the monday night incident. >> it helped to push us to the agreement we needed to get to, i think there was a real push to get the officials back on the field, but i think we would have had an agreement this week regardless. >> brown: the deal must still be ratified but the regular officiating crews return to work tonight for a game between the cleveland browns and baltimore ravens. more now with mike pesca of npr, who's been covering the story and joins me
two days after a national uproar following monday night's game between the green bay packers and the seattle seahawks. >> touchdown >> brown: the blown call capped weeks of growing frustration over what many saw as the inconsistency and even incompetence of replacement referees. several nfl coaches, including bill bellichcik of the new england patriots, were fined for blasts at and behavior toward the temporary refs and how they managed games. today, nfl commissioner roger goodell...
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the sharpest increase was in seattle where foreclosure filings were up 71% over last year. chicago and houston also saw big upticks. still, california, nevada, florida and arizona remain the nation's foreclosure hotbeds. those states account for 19 of thes with the highest foreclosure rates. we take a look now at the foreclosure crisis and how it, and the economy in general, are fueling midterm elections around the country. for that we're joined by: rick sharga, a senior vice president at realty trac and dante chinni, the co-author of "our patchwork nation", a new book exploring american communities and based on the patchwork nation project, which he directs. rick sharga, let's talk about numbers. some months of sales are down, some months new starts are up. what does the foreclosure figure tell us about the state of the housing market today? >> if the housing market were a patient in the hospital, we'd probably list him as critical and stable. so not ready yet to get off life support, but at least not as bad as it was perhaps a year ago. >> suarez: well, we're two years in
the sharpest increase was in seattle where foreclosure filings were up 71% over last year. chicago and houston also saw big upticks. still, california, nevada, florida and arizona remain the nation's foreclosure hotbeds. those states account for 19 of thes with the highest foreclosure rates. we take a look now at the foreclosure crisis and how it, and the economy in general, are fueling midterm elections around the country. for that we're joined by: rick sharga, a senior vice president at...